Case study
Toyota Yaris 2023 tow hook cover
The dealer's only answer was a whole new front bumper.
- Vehicle
- Toyota Yaris (2023)
- Part
- Front tow hook cover
- Services
- Reverse engineering · CAD · 3D printing
- Alternative quoted
- Full front bumper replacement
White 3D printed Toyota Yaris tow hook cover beside the original blue cover for comparison
The problem
A tow hook cover is a coin-sized panel in the front bumper. On a 2023 Yaris it is not sold as a separate part — the client was told the only way to replace a missing one was to buy and fit an entire front bumper. The cost of the repair had nothing to do with the cost of the part.
The approach
The matching cover from the other side was used as the reference: measured, modelled, and mirrored to produce the missing side, with the clip features and the surface curvature matched so it sits flush in the bumper aperture.
The outcome
A cover that clips into the bumper and follows the body line, for a fraction of the quoted alternative. This is the case we point people to first, because the problem is so common — a trivial part, unavailable alone, holding a whole panel hostage.
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